Anyone who knows me, or at least has read my A look at my favorite American Idols from Seasons 1-3 entry from mid-May, knows that Clay Aiken was my favorite Idol from season 2. As I said back then, "Clay was a nerd, but a confident nerd. He knew he was a great singer and didn't let anyone stop him."
According to Clay's Wikipedia page, he has been on seven tours since his American Idol second-place finish and has sold around 6.5 million albus and over 1.5 million singles. His fans are known by many names, including Claymates (a term which Clay has apparently trademarked), Clayasians, and Claydawgs, and are some of the most rabid fans in celebritydom (though I like to think us Soul Patrollers could take them in a no-holds bar cage wrestling match if we had to
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).One of the things I have always liked the most about Clay is his ability to poke fun at himself. And on his latest tour, he appears to be doing just that, with a lot of success (if the thousands upon thousands of screaming fans is any indication).
For example, on his current tour he's admitted that he's not cool.
He's demonstrated that Madonna doesn't have to worry about Clay taking over her dance moves.
He's shown that he is quite the comedian.
Of course, we knew he was funny when he shaved his leg for Jimmy Kimmel last year.
Not to mention when Clay sang Jimmy a song this past Valentines Day.
But back to the tour. Clay went through puberty while on stage.
Which got him in trouble with his momma.
Clay also stated just how tough he thinks his groupies are.
And last, but certainly not least, Clay has managed to bring sexy back.
Clay has such as a great voice, and, as these videos show, terrific crowd interaction skills. I had an opportunity to see Clay in concert this past July 4 following a FC Dallas game, but due to back problems had to bow out. My dad tells me it was a great concert. I'll have to make it a point to go see Clay in concert next time he passes through, back problems or not.
So tell me what you think of Clay? If you've been to any of his concerts, especially his current concert tour, tell me what you thought of it.
Tags: Taylor Hicks, American Idol, Birmingham, Alabama
